In the 16th century, visitors to Southeast Asia first reported on a psychiatric disorder known in Malay as "amok."

Typically, the afflicted person (usually a Malay man) attacked bystanders in a frenzy, killing everyone in sight

until he collapsed or was himself killed.

By the 17th century English speakers had adopted both the noun and adverb forms of "amok,"

as well as the phrase "run amok," a translation of the Malay verb "mengamok.

The psychopathological behavior the noun "amok" refers to is now recognized to occur worldwide in numerous countries and cultures.

As for the adverb, time has mitigated its violent nature; nowadays it usually describes the actions of the unruly and not the murderous.

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